Inamo - Covent Garden (Restaurant)

Top 10 things you need to know about Inamo restaurant in Covent Garden:

1) The youngest of the Inamo family, this one is definitely the spoiled child, with three floors, including its own basement bar.

2) If you hate small talk then you’ll love playing ping pong on the table instead – yes, on the actual table (because it’s interactive, before you start clambering onto your dessert plate).

3) Each table comes with its own iPad – unfortunately not for keepsies – from which you can order your food, and then watch it being cooked for you on the “chef cam”.

4) Your food in question will be Asian fusion with an Inamo twist – from sushi and nibbles - such as calamari served in a little fish and chip cone, and sweet mango pork ribs - to larger dishes, like duck pancakes, wagyu beef sliders with wasabi fries (yes, yes, yes) and the omni-present black cod with miso.

5) Technophobes beware (if you haven’t already clicked at the mention of iPads): if you struggle to work out the settings on your phone, you may find the experience thoroughly baffling.

6) Dessert dazzles – literally – with sparklers in the baked Alaska, although the Thai basil panna cotta tastes more like a pesto main than a sweet-after.

7) Those looking for a quick refuel after shopping in Covent Garden will enjoy the lighter offerings of the sushi bar or a liquid refreshment from the funky-fusion cocktail list at the intimate basement bar.

8) Selfies? They are so 2015, we’re all about Telfies now: taking your photo and uploading it to your table, of course! Feel right at home by dining on pictures of you and your friends, or give that celebratory birthday meal a special personal touch.

9) The ambience? Well, sumptuous and interesting with a touch of Thai (in the form of bamboo clusters and sliding partitions) and, well, whatever you decide as your interactive table, changing colour and pattern to bathe you in a glow of your choosing.

10) TAXI! – No problem, you can order a ride home from your table. Forever banish waiting outside in the cold, teeth chattering and scarf wrapped up to your forehead while your taxi driver is lost somewhere in Whitechapel. ...read more